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69405 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6pr%C3%BCl%C3%BC%20family | Köprülü family | The Köprülü family was an Ottoman noble family with origins from Albania. The family provided six Ottoman Grand Viziers. Several other family members became high-ranking Ottoman officers.
Köprülü Grand Viziers
Albanian people
Noble families |
69406 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1281 | 1281 |
Births
Richard De Bury, English statesman (died 1345)
Castruccio Castracani, duke of Lucca (died 1328)
Yuri III Danilovich, Grand Prince of Russia (died 1325)
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster (died 1345)
Hamdollah Mostowfi, Ilkhanid Iranian historian (died 1349)
Rudolph I of Bohemia (died 1307)
Deaths
Ertuğrul,... |
69408 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1283 | 1283 |
Births
Date uncertain – Margaret, the Maid of Norway (died 1290)
Deaths
January 9 – Wen Tianxiang, Chinese prime minister (executed, born 1236)
October 3 – Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Welsh Prince of Gwynedd (executed)
Philip, Crown Prince of Constantinople, Persian poet (born 1243)
Piotr z Bogorii i Skotnik, Polish ... |
69411 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1287 | 1287 |
Births
January 24 – Richard Aungerville, English writer and bishop (died 1345)
April 25 – Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (died 1330)
Robert III of Artois
Deaths
April 3 – Pope Honorius IV
August 31 – Konrad von Würzburg, German poet
October 19 – Bohemund VII of Tripoli
Llywelyn... |
69415 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley%20Tisdale | Ashley Tisdale | Ashley Michelle Tisdale (Born: July 2,1985,West Deal, New Jersey,USA() is an American actress-singer and producer. She is known for co-starring in the movies High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3. She also played candy counter girl, Maddie Fitzpatrick, on the Disney Channel television se... |
69417 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela%20Beesley%20Starling | Angela Beesley Starling | Angela Beesley Starling (born on August 3, 1977) is a British web entrepreneur. She started as a volunteer editor at the English Wikipedia in February 2003. In June 2004, she was elected to the board of the Wikimedia Foundation and re-elected in July 2005.
She worked with Jimmy Wales and started Wikia (Now known as ... |
69418 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derby%20%28horse%20race%29 | Derby (horse race) | Derby is a type of race for horses. The race is named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby. A Derby only allows a certain age of horse to race. Most Derbies in the United States and the United Kingdom require the horse be three years old to race. So if the horse misses the Kentucky Derby when he is three, he ... |
69419 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reef | Reef | A reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature below the water surface (less than 80 meters below low water).
The best-known reefs are the coral reefs in tropical waters. They are built by corals and calcareous algae. Artificial reefs such as shipwrecks are sometimes created to attract fish and other organisms. |
69420 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luba%20Goy | Luba Goy | Luba Goy (born 8 November 1945 in Germany) is now a Canadian comedienne and a Canadian television star. She is of Ukrainian descent. She was probably best known as one of the stars of the Canadian comedy show Royal Canadian Air Farce.
1945 births
Living people
Canadian comedians
German entertainers |
69421 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tina%20Fey | Tina Fey | Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedienne, writer, and producer. She has received seven Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, four Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Writers Guild of America Awards. She was called the performer who had the greatest impact on culture and... |
69422 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley%20Leggat | Ashley Leggat | Ashley Margaret Anne Leggat (born September 26, 1986) is a Canadian actress who is known for her roles as "Casey MacDonald" in the Canadian series Life with Derek. She is close friends with her television co-star Michael Seater. She has four older brothers. She is also a supporter of anti-bullying along with Michael Se... |
69423 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder%20of%20Jessica%20Lunsford | Murder of Jessica Lunsford | Jessica Marie Lunsford (October 6, 1995 – February 27, 2005) was an American nine-year-old girl who was abducted from her home in Homosassa, Florida on February 24, 2005, then raped and murdered by 46-year-old John Couey, a known sex offender.
The media covered the investigation and trial of her killer extensively. ... |
69424 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puncak%20Jaya | Puncak Jaya | Puncak Jaya is a mountain in New Guinea. It is the highest mountain in Oceania. It is also called the Carstensz Pyramid.
The mountain was first named the Carstensz Pyramid, after Jan Carstenszoon. He was a Dutch explorer who saw the glaciers on it in 1623. Then in 1963 the name was changed to Sukarno Peak by Indonesi... |
69425 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raviv%20Ullman | Raviv Ullman | Raviv "Ricky" Ullman (, born on January 24, 1986 in Eilat) is an Israeli-American actor. He played Phil Diffy in the Disney Channel show Phil of the Future.
Early life
He was born in Israel to American parents, Laura and Brain Ullman. After his first birthday his family moved to Connecticut. When he went to camp he pl... |
69427 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosassa%2C%20Florida | Homosassa, Florida | Homosassa is a census-designated place (CDP) in Citrus County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,294 at the 2000 census.
Census-designated places in Florida |
69431 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws%20%28movie%29 | Jaws (movie) | Jaws is a 1975 American thriller movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley.
The events of the movie are set in the small, quiet, rural town of Amity, Massachusetts. The movie follows three men as they try to capture and kill a great white shark that is threatening the town on ... |
69432 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostalgia | Nostalgia | Nostalgia is an emotion. It is the feeling of enjoying events from the past. People with nostalgia will often look at or use old things that they were familiar with years ago. This is because people feel more connected to those past times that they enjoyed, usually because it reminds them of how long it has been since ... |
69433 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcazar%20%28band%29 | Alcazar (band) | Alcazar is a Swedish pop group who had a string of hit singles during the early 2000s decade and are continuing successfully today.
Alcazar have taken part in the Melodifestivalen, the competition that selects Sweden's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest three imes. In 2003 Not A Sinner, Nor A Saint came third overal... |
69436 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie%20Andrews | Julie Andrews | Dame Julie Andrews (born Julia Elizabeth Wells; 1 October 1935) is a British movie and stage actress, singer, theatre director, dancer, and writer. She was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. Andrews was a child actress and singer. She appeared on the West End in 1948. She made her Broadway debut in The Boy Friend in 19... |
69443 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount | Mount |
Mount has three main meanings.
Mountain
"Mount" is often used to mean "mountain", as part of a name e.g. Mount Vesuvius, Mount McKinley, Mount Everest.
Mount as a verb
To "mount" something means to put it onto something else.
An artist mounts his paintings on cardboard. An architect mounts his models on foamco... |
69445 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odoacer | Odoacer | Odoacer (Flavius Odoacrus/Odovacar/Odowaker/Odoacer; b. 431, † probably March 15, 493 in Ravenna) was a soldier in the army of the West Roman Empire of Germanic descent. When he forced the last Western Roman Emperor Romulus Augustus to quit his throne in 476, he became King of Italy. That event is considered the end o... |
69446 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexios%20I%20Komnenos | Alexios I Komnenos | Alexios I Komnenos or Alexius I Comnenus (; ; 1048 – August 15, 1118), Byzantine emperor (1081–1118), was the son of John Komnenos and Anna Dalassena. He was the nephew of Isaac I Komnenos (emperor 1057–1059). The military, financial and territorial recovery of the Byzantine Empire known as Komnenian restoration began ... |
69456 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slayer | Slayer | Slayer was an American thrash metal band that began in California in 1981. The band was started by two guitarists named Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Along with Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth, Slayer is known as one of the "Big Four" of thrash metal music.
Slayer's music is a fast and very mean heavy metal style. The... |
69457 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megadeth | Megadeth | Megadeth is a heavy metal band from the United States. The band was created by Dave Mustaine in 1983 after he was fired from Metallica. Megadeth is a member of "The Big Four" in thrash metal along with Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. Megadeth is considered to be one of the creators of thrash metal. They have released 15... |
69462 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnaroo%20Music%20Festival | Bonnaroo Music Festival | The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is an annual four-day music festival held in Manchester, Tennessee. It is held by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment and was first put together in 2002. The show's main features are the multiple stages, with the two main stages—the "What" stage and the "Which" stage—providi... |
69464 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pol%27and%27Rock%20Festival | Pol'and'Rock Festival | Pol'and'Rock Festival (formerly Przystanek Woodstock) is a weekend-long music festival in Poland that has been held once a year since 1995. The festival is named for and was inspired by the Woodstock Festival (Przystanek Woodstock is Polish for Woodstock Station). Its motto is "Love, Friendship and Music." It is org... |
69465 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire%20of%20Japan | Empire of Japan | The Empire of Japan (Japanese: 大日本帝国; said Dai Nippon Teikoku; officially Empire of Greater Japan or Greater Japanese Empire; also called Imperial Japan and the Japanese Empire) was a government of the areas ruled by Japan during the period from the Meiji Restoration to the Japanese defeat in World War II. The Emperors... |
69474 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headband | Headband | A headband (also known as a headwrap) is an accessory that is made to fit over or around the head, usually to hold hair away from the face or sweat out of the eyes. It can be made of many different materials, like plastic or elastic fabric. They come in many shapes and sizes and are used for both practical and fashion ... |
69475 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornflower | Cornflower | The cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) is also called bachelor's button, or basket flower. It is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It originated in Europe, but has been taken to many other places like Australia. It bears flowers once a year.
It is grown as an ornamental plant in gardens. Several cultivars... |
69476 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel%20jump | Axel jump | An Axel jump is a jump in figure skating. It is the most famous and recognizable skating jump. It starts with the skater going forward. It is the only jump that does and that helps people know that the jump is an Axel jump. Because all skating jumps are landed going backwards, the Axel jump has an extra half rotation (... |
69477 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimmie%20Meissner | Kimmie Meissner | Kimmie Meissner (born 4 October 1989) is a figure skater from the United States. She won the World Championships in 2006 and the United States national championships in 2007. She is the second American woman and the sixth woman worldwide to do a triple Axel jump.
Life
Career
Early career
Meissner was a very good sk... |
69483 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying%20ace | Flying ace | A flying ace or fighter ace is a military pilot who has shot down five or more enemy aircraft in air combat. Use of the term "ace" in military aviation began in World War I (1914–18). French newspapers called Adolphe Pegoud, as l'as (French for "ace") after he became the first pilot to shoot down five German aircraft. ... |
69484 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal | Medal | A medal is a small metal object that is given as an award for doing something important or to commemorate something. There are medals for sports, military, academics, etc. Some medals have religious meaning.
Military decorations, service awards, and medals are often confused with one another. Decoration is the term fo... |
69485 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yours%20truly | Yours truly | Yours truly could mean:
The ending of a letter, see Yours truly (letter)
In music, yours truly could mean:
Yours Truly (Snow Crash), a character in the novel Snow Crash
Yours Truly (Air Supply album), 2001
Yours Truly (Ariana Grande album), 2013
Yours Truly (Rick Braun album), 2005
Yours Truly (Sick of It All al... |
69486 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoori%20Norinaga | Motoori Norinaga | Motoori Norinaga (; 21 June 1730 – 5 November 1801) was a Japanese scholar and poet during the Edo period. Norinaga's most important works include the Kojiki-den (Commentaries on the Kojiki), created more than 35 years ago, and his comments on the Tale of Genji.
Motoori was born in what is now Matsusaka in Ise Provinc... |
69487 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valediction | Valediction | A valediction is a phrase used to say goodbye at the end of a letter. It also refers to the act of saying goodbye to someone. It comes from the Latin vale dicere, which means "to say farewell". Valedictions are normally written before the signature in a written message. The words used usually express respect or regard... |
69488 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saburo%20Sakai | Saburo Sakai | Saburo Sakai (, Sakai Saburō, August 25, 1916 – September 22, 2000) was a Japanese naval pilot and fighter ace ("Gekitsui-O") of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. He was the 4th best Japanese pilot by number of enemy aircraft he shot down. He survived the war, and became a famous figure for his criticism ... |
69490 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern%20Cross%20Station | Southern Cross Station | Southern Cross Station is a railway station in Melbourne, Australia. It is one of five stations in the mostly underground City Loop and the main hub for V/Line's services outside Melbourne, via Bus and Train. The station was called Spencer Street Station until December 13, 2005
References
Other websites
Southern Cro... |
69493 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagstaff%20railway%20station%2C%20Melbourne | Flagstaff railway station, Melbourne | Flagstaff is a railway station in Melbourne, Australia
Railway stations in Melbourne |
69495 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne%20Central%20railway%20station | Melbourne Central railway station | Melbourne Central is a train station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is one of three underground stations on the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop (City Loop). The station is underneath Melbourne Central Shopping Center. Melbourne Central has four platforms and four tracks. It was known as Museum Station when the ... |
69499 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament%20railway%20station%2C%20Melbourne | Parliament railway station, Melbourne | Parliament is an underground railway station in Melbourne, Australia. It is part of the suburban train network. It is one of the five stations on the City Loop. The city loop goes around the central business district.
Parliament has 4 platforms on two levels, like the other to underground stations on the city loop. Ea... |
69502 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphyxia | Asphyxia | Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition when a living body does not get enough oxygen. If this condition lasts long enough it can lead to unconsciousness, brain damage and death.
Asphyxia can injure or kill people. This sometimes happens during suicide, torture, and in warfare. It can also be used as a capital punishm... |
69503 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy%20Story%202 | Toy Story 2 | Toy Story 2 is a 1999 American computer-generated animation movie and a sequel to the 1995 movie Toy Story. It is the third Disney/Pixar full-length movie and released to movie theaters by Buena Vista Pictures. It is about toys that come alive when people are not around. Woody is kidnapped by a toy collector so Buzz Li... |
69504 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond%20railway%20station%2C%20Melbourne | Richmond railway station, Melbourne | Richmond station is a railway station in Richmond, Australia. Richmond is an inner suburb of Melbourne.
The station is built on a bridge over Punt Road. It has ten platforms joined by three subways. All of Melbourne's eastern and south eastern railway lines meet here. These railway lines are:
Frankston
Glen Waverle... |
69505 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bairnsdale%20railway%20line%2C%20Victoria | Bairnsdale railway line, Victoria | The Bairnsdale railway line is a regional railway in Victoria, Australia. It continues from the Pakenham metropolitan line. The part as far as Warragul used to be run with Melbourne electric trains, but only for a period during the 1990s. It has 24 stations.
List of stations
Bold stations are terminuses, italic stat... |
69506 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakenham%20railway%20station%2C%20Melbourne | Pakenham railway station, Melbourne | Pakenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the suburb of Pakenham, on the Pakenham railway line. It is in Metcard Zone 2. It is the end of the Pakenham line, as well as a stop for regional trains going to Traralgon and Bairnsdale. The station contains 2 platforms.
Premium Melbourne railw... |
69510 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/North%20Melbourne%20railway%20station%2C%20Melbourne | North Melbourne railway station, Melbourne | North Melbourne Railway Station is the gateway for all west and northwest bound train lines in Melbourne, Australia. North Melbourne Railway Station is mainly used as an interchange point. The station was converted to a premium station in 1996, and has a small kiosk and a staffed ticket office. The station is actually ... |
69515 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shushi%20Massacres | Shushi Massacres | The Shushi massacres were anti-Armenian pogroms during the Armenian-Azerbaijani war, 1920, when Azeri and Turkish army soldiers with participation of Kurdish gangs attacked the inhabitants of Shushi. The massacres took place on March 22-26, 1920, and resulted in more than
20,000 Armenian deaths and the destruction of ... |
69516 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osip%20Mandelstam | Osip Mandelstam | Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam (also spelled Mandelshtam, ; January 15, 1891 – December 27, 1938) was a Russian poet and essayist.
Mandelstam was born in Warsaw, to a rich Jewish family. In 1900 Mandelstam entered the prestigious Tenishevsky school, which also counts Vladimir Nabokov and other significant figures of Russi... |
69520 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forestry%20Commission | Forestry Commission | The Forestry Commission is a UK Government agency that was set up in 1918.
The commission is responsible for many forests and woodlands in Great Britain. Its job is to protect and expand Britain's forests and woodlands and increase their value to society and the environment.
Some of its forests are pine trees which ... |
69523 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima%20Prefecture | Fukushima Prefecture | is a prefecture of Japan. It is part of the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital city of the prefecture is Fukushima.
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is in this prefecture. The power plant had a meltdown in March 2011. It forced many people in Fukushima to move away from their homes, especially... |
69528 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arara%2C%20Para%C3%ADba | Arara, Paraíba | Arara is a Brazilian city in the state of Paraíba. Its population in 2007 was 12,920 inhabitants. Its area is 89 km².
Other websites
Cities in Paraíba
1961 establishments in South America
1960s establishments in Brazil |
69543 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan%20Cris%C3%B3stomo%20de%20Arriaga | Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga | Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga y Balzola (born Bilbao 27 January 1806; died Paris 17 January 1826) was an early 19th-century Spanish composer. He was still only 19 years old when he died. Like Mozart, he was a child prodigy and he might have become one of the world’s most famous composers if he had lived.
His life
Juan ... |
69546 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservatoire%20de%20Paris | Conservatoire de Paris | The Conservatoire de Paris (Paris Conservatoire) is a music conservatory where students can study dance, drama and music. It has now been split into two "Conservatoires". One is for Acting, Theatre and Drama and is called the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique (CNSAD). It is in the old building in the... |
69551 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix%20de%20Rome | Prix de Rome | The Prix de Rome was a scholarship (money prize) for art students in Paris. It was created in 1663 in France when Louis XIV was reigning. Every year the prize was given to promising young painters, sculptors, and architects. They had to finish a very difficult piece of work to show that they deserved to win the prize. ... |
69556 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caulfield%20railway%20station%2C%20Melbourne | Caulfield railway station, Melbourne | Caulfield is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the suburb Caulfield, on the Pakenham, Frankston and Cranbourne railway lines. At this station the Frankston line splits from the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines.
Caulfield is a Premium Station.
Location
The station is between Sir John Monash D... |
69559 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officer%20railway%20station%2C%20Melbourne | Officer railway station, Melbourne | Officer railway station is an ummanned railway station in Officer, Victoria. It is located in Metcard Zone 2.
Railway stations in Melbourne |
69562 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9F | ß | The letter ß (also known as sharp S, German: Eszett or scharfes S) is a letter in the German alphabet. It is the only German letter that is not part of the basic Latin alphabet. The letter is pronounced (like the "s" in "see") and is not used in any other language.
Origin
Today's ß was created around the 1900s. (S... |
69563 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/General%20Motors%20railway%20station%2C%20Melbourne | General Motors railway station, Melbourne | General Motors Railway Station was a railway station in Melbourne, Australia.
The station was opened on November 18, 1956 to service the General Motors factory near it. The station had two platforms and a footbridge into the factory. In 1991, the General Motors factory closed. Since the main purpose of the station w... |
69568 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agronomy | Agronomy | Agronomy is the study of soil in relation to how it affects plant growth. Agronomists work to make methods that will improve the use of soil and increase the amount of food and fiber crops.
Branches of botany
Subfields of ecology |
69572 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metlink | Metlink | This article is about the Melbourne public transport network. The same name is also used for public transport in Wellington.
Metlink is the marketing name for all public transport operators' in Melbourne, Australia.
Introduction
The Metlink brand was introduced in 2003.
Under the new branding, railway station sign... |
69585 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanyo | Sanyo | Sanyo is a Japanese electronics company. They specialise in home appliances.
Overview
Sanyo was founded in 1947 by Toshio Iue.
Panasonic acquired it in 2011.
As of 2018, the company's revenue was ¥84.678 billion.
Other websites
Sanyo on Panasonic website
References
Technology companies of Japan
Electronics com... |
69635 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic%20Frost | Celtic Frost | Celtic Frost was a thrash/black metal band from Zurich, Switzerland. The band was formed in 1984 and broke up in 1993. The reunited in 2001 and broke up again in 2008.
Discography
Celtic Frost released 6 studio albums:
Albums
Morbid Tales (1984)
To Mega Therion (1985)
Into the Pandemonium (1987)
Cold Lake (1988)
Van... |
69644 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privy%20Council | Privy Council | The Privy Council is a group of advisors to a Monarch.
The Privy Council of the United Kingdom
The Queen's Privy Council for Canada
The Privy Council of Northern Ireland |
69655 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable%20knitting | Cable knitting | Patterns called cables are created using special cable knitting needles. The cables often look like braids. They are typically used on sweaters, particularly on Aran sweaters from Ireland.
Cloth |
69656 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maraghar%20Massacre | Maraghar Massacre | The Maraghar Massacre happened on April 10, 1992, during the Nagorno-Karabakh War.
Other websites
Photographs of the Maraghar Massacre – Warning: Graphic Content
Christianity Today Article
Ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
UK House of Commons report
Survivors of Maraghar massacre: It was truly like... |
69657 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular%20knitting | Circular knitting | Circular knitting or knitting in the round is a form of knitting that creates a seamless tube. It is done with circular or double-pointed needles. Socks, mittens, and sweaters can be made with circular knitting.
Cloth
Skills |
69659 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knitting%20machine | Knitting machine | Knitting machines are used to make knitted cloth for clothing or household items. They can make flat shapes or tubular shapes. The tubular shapes can be used for t-shirts.
Machines |
69660 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirovabad%20pogrom | Kirovabad pogrom | The Kirovabad pogrom was an attack by Azeris against the targeted Armenian population living in the Azerbaijani town of Kirovabad in November 1988. It is estimated that at least 130 people were killed.
References
Other websites
Pogroms in Kirovabad - MIATSUM
20th century in Armenia
20th century in Azerbaijan
1988 |
69679 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree%20of%20Knowledge | Tree of Knowledge | In the Book of Genesis, chapters two and three, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was a tree in the middle of the Garden of Eden, along with the Tree of Life. God Told Adam and Eve) to never eat from this Tree. When Eve and Adam, ate the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, they discovered that they were naked, and w... |
69687 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20Academy%20of%20Music | Royal Academy of Music | For the institution founded in London in 1719 for putting on performances of operas see George Frideric Handel.
The Royal Academy of Music is a conservatory in London where young people can study music. It was founded in 1822. Many musicians who became famous studied music at the Royal Academy of Music.
The Royal Ac... |
69688 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal%20College%20of%20Music | Royal College of Music | The Royal College of Music is a conservatory in London where young people can study music. It was founded in 1882. Many musicians who became famous studied music at the Royal College of Music.
The Royal College of Music was founded by Royal charter. The president was the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII). Th... |
69690 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automated%20teller%20machine | Automated teller machine | The full form of ATM is Automated Teller Machine for short, is a machine that lets people take out (withdraw) cash from their bank accounts. In the UK ATMs are often called cash machines, cashpoints or the hole in the wall.
Some ATMs allow people to do more than take money out. They may allow people to put in money, o... |
69692 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilt | Quilt | A quilt is a type of blanket made of three layers: a top piece of cloth, a layer of insulating material often called batting, and a bottom piece of cloth for backing. The layers are joined together either by sewing or by tying the layers together with pieces of yarn, thread, or ribbon.
The top layer of the quilt can b... |
69693 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon | Ribbon | A ribbon is a thin, flexible band, usually cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal.
Ribbons are mostly used for tying or decorating things. Ribbons can be used to tie a person's hair, decorate clothing or uniforms, or to tie up packages. A typewriter uses a cloth or plastic ribbon to hold the ink.
Cloth |
69704 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden%20of%20Eden | Garden of Eden | The Garden of Eden is the place where the first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve, lived after they were created by God.
In the Christian Bible, the story of the creation of the world in the book of Genesis describes how Adam and Eve lived in Eden in peace with all of the animals. They tended the garden and could e... |
69718 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigmore%20Hall | Wigmore Hall | The Wigmore Hall is a famous concert hall in London. It is called a “recital hall” because it is designed for recitals: concerts given by one soloist, or sometimes a small group of musicians (chamber music). It is in Wigmore Street in the centre of London, just north of Oxford Street.
The Wigmore Hall was built in 1... |
69719 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated%20Board%20of%20the%20Royal%20Schools%20of%20Music | Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music | The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music or ABRSM is an organisation that arranges music examinations. The organisation is based in London, but they arrange examinations in places all over the world. Many people, especially children, who learn instruments take examinations of the ABRSM as it helps them to b... |
69725 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab | Punjab | Punjab or Panjab may mean:
Punjab region, an area of South Asia spanning from eastern Pakistan to north-western India
Punjab (India), a state of India
Punjab (Pakistan), a province of Pakistan
In former countries, states and provinces:
Punjab (British India), a former province
Punjab Hill States agency, an admi... |
69732 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%20of%20Commons | House of Commons | House of Commons is the name of the lower house in several commonwealth parliaments
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Southern Ireland (1921-1922)
The House of Commons of Northern Ireland (1921-1971) |
69735 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engraving | Engraving | [[File:Hercules fighting the Centaurs.jpg|thumb|260px|Hercules fighting the Centaurs, engraving by Sebald Beham]]
Engraving is putting a design onto a hard, flat surface, by carving into it. The result may be a decorative piece in itself, as when silver, gold or steel are engraved, or may provide a printing plate of co... |
69743 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron%20Dennis | Ron Dennis | Ronald "Ron" Dennis CBE (born 1 June 1947) is the executive chairman of McLaren Automotive and McLaren Group. He was the team principal of the McLaren Formula One team until 2009.
He was placed at number 648 in the Sunday Times Rich List 2006 with a wealth of £90 million. The Times put his wealth at £200 million in 2... |
69744 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabaragamuwa%20Province | Sabaragamuwa Province | Sabaragamuwa is a province in Sri Lanka. It has two main districts: Ratnapura and Kegalle. Ratnapra is famous for its gems.
Provinces of Sri Lanka |
69751 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo | Solo | Solo may refer to:
Solo (music), to play music or sing alone
Solo (dance), a dance done by an individual
Hope Solo (born 1981), American soccer (football) player |
69753 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboard | Skateboard | A skateboard is a board (called a "deck") with four wheels put on under it. It is used to go skateboarding. The first skateboards were a piece of wood with rollerskater attached to it. This became popular and by 1960, skateboards were made in production. As more skateboards were made, more people liked the new sport. H... |
69757 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate%2095 | Interstate 95 | Interstate 95 (usually called 95) is a major Interstate highway that runs north to south in the eastern part of the United States. It is about long. Its southern end is at U.S. Route 1 in Miami, Florida and its northern end is at the Canadian border in Maine. It connects many major cities in the eastern half of the U... |
69758 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%20Route%201 | U.S. Route 1 | U.S. Route 1 (sometimes called US 1) is a major United States highway (U.S. Route) in the eastern part of the United States. Its northern end is at the Canadian border in Fort Kent, Maine and its southern end is at Key West, Florida. For most of its route, U.S. Route 1 runs next to Interstate 95. It connects many majo... |
69767 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%20It%20Be%20%28Beatles%20album%29 | Let It Be (Beatles album) | Let It Be was a 1970 album and movie, by rock band The Beatles. It was the last Beatles project finished before the band broke up.
History
After the "White Album" (The Beatles) was released in late 1968, the Beatles talked about making a television special, where they would play songs from the album for an audience. ... |
69770 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger%20Woods | Tiger Woods | Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods (born December 30, 1975) is an American professional golfer. His achievements, which include winning 70 tournaments on the PGA Tour, including 14 major championships, make him one of the best golfers in the world.
Early life
Woods was born in Cypress, California. His parents Kultida (Tida) (... |
69778 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%20of%20Commons%20of%20Canada | House of Commons of Canada | The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. The House of Commons is an elected body, of 338 members, who are known as Members of Parliament (MPs). Members are elected for a maximum of four years at a time. Each member is elected by one of the country's federal el... |
69779 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riboflavin | Riboflavin | Riboflavin is one of the B vitamins (vitamin B2). The B and C vitamins are the vitamins that dissolve in water. A healthy person's gut can easily take riboflavin from food and pass it on to the blood for the body to use. The body needs the B vitamins to get energy from food. Without riboflavin and the other B vitamin... |
69783 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl%20Marshal | Earl Marshal | The Earl Marshal is a member of the British Royal Household, and is in charge of organising royal ceremonies and processions. The Earl Marshal is not a member of the College of Arms, but he must give his permission before the College of Arms can issue a coat of arms.
The Earl Marshal is always the Duke of Norfolk, a... |
69785 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crysis | Crysis | Crysis is a first person shooter computer game involving science fiction. In the game, humans must survive an invasion by aliens. This is the first game to use all of the features of DirectX 10. It's a free-to-explore game. This game takes place in 2020 on an island south of China that is hit by a meteor. Both the Nor... |
69786 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peerage | Peerage | A peer is a member of the nobility. It is sometimes used instead of 'Lord'. In formal or old British documents, the House of Lords is called the House of Peers.
Ranks
In the United Kingdom there are five ranks of the peerage:
Baron is the lowest. In Scotland this is called a Lord, short for Lord in Parliament.
V... |
69794 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fertility | Fertility | Fertility is the natural capability to give life. In humans and animals, fertility means that the parent can produce babies.
More precisely, fertility is the capacity of an individual or population to produce viable offspring. By 'viable' is meant 'able to live and reproduce'.
In agriculture, fertility means that a s... |
69796 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin%20de%20si%C3%A8cle | Fin de siècle | Fin de siècle means turn of the century in French. It is widely used for the time around 1900, but also for the closing of an old era, and the start of a new one.
Fin de siècle is sometimes used to mean the type of art, culture and way of behaving at the end of the nineteenth century.
The end of the 19th century was ... |
69799 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodernism | Postmodernism | Postmodernism is a way of thinking about culture, philosophy, art and many other things. The term has been used in many different ways at different times, but there are some things in common.
Postmodernism says that there is no real truth. It says that knowledge is always made or invented and not discovered. Because k... |
69802 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eraser | Eraser | An eraser, or a rubber, is a tool made from rubber that is used to get rid of marks made from a pencil, or some types of pen. Another kind of eraser is made of felt and is used to remove chalk marks from a blackboard. Some may also be automatically be attached to a pencil, or could be bought to be shoved on a top of a ... |
69803 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sercquiais | Sercquiais | Sercquiais, also known as Sarkese or Sark-French (Lé Sèrtchais), is a language which is spoken on the island of Sark. It is a Norman language. Only 4 people can speak it, and a few more can understand it. It is a lot like Jerriais, a language spoken on an island called Jersey.
Languages of the Channel Islands
Guernsey |
69804 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A8rriais | Jèrriais | Jèrriais is a language that is spoken in Jersey. Some people call it Jersey French. Just over 2000 people speak it. It is a Norman language. 3% of the people in Jersey speak it, and around 15% can understand it.
History
In the 19th century, almost everyone in Jersey could speak Jèrriais. Then, people stopped learning... |
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